Terminal Tractors
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Cargotec gears up for golden anniversary
Cargotec recently celebrated the production of its 50,000th unit at its US manufacturing facility in Ottawa, Kansas. The machine was part of an order from Safeway, Inc. for twelve 4x2 Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors. 21 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
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A sizeable shopping list
Customer demands keep the terminal tractor manufacturers on their toes, as Felicity Landon discovers 20 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
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Alternative solutions to the power problem
Until hydrogen power becomes more of a reality and less of an aspiration, there are other ways and means to save money on the operation of terminal tractors and trailers. 30 Jul 2010 - Port Strategy
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Fuel of the future
We can't stay wedded to oil for ever, so what's the alternative for ports of the future, asks Stuart Pearcey 28 Jul 2010 - Port Strategy
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Los Angeles' helping hand
Helped through the clean air initiative of the Port of Los Angeles, the development of the new Balqon electric truck was co-funded by the port and South Coast Air Quality Management District at a total cost of $527,000. 22 Jul 2009 - Port Strategy
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Saving grace
Kalmar isn't the only manufacturer racing to get on board the green machine. 21 Jul 2009 - Port Strategy
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By the yard
Ever increasing value-add for tractors is improving choice for ports, as Stevie Knight explains 20 Jul 2009 - Port Strategy
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Weighing the benefits
The port of Los Angeles has calculated the potential annual environmental benefits it can achieve from the 1.2m drayage trips its tractors make every year between the port and its nearby Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. 09 Jul 2008 - Port Strategy
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Tractor trials
Los Angeles is coming down hard on polluting terminal tugs, as Stuart Pearcey finds out 09 Jul 2008 - Port Strategy
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Powerful Pulling
Manufacturers are responding to demands for enhanced productivity by introducing more cost-effective, environmentally friendly terminal tractors, as David Foxwell explains 01 Jul 2007 - Port Strategy
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Transmission re-vamp
Terberg’ s overhaul of its terminal tractors’ powering gear has made a significant dent in fuel consumption, as David Foxwell reports 01 Jul 2007 - Port Strategy
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Handling success for innovative TTS cassettes
In recent weeks, TTS Liftec Oy has secured a substantial contract from UPM-Kymmene Seaways, one of the world’ s leading forest products groups, for the supply of 200 cassettes that will be used to transport products such as paper and timber on routes between Finland and Santander and Ferrol in Spain. 01 Jul 2007 - Port Strategy
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NUDGING OUT THE ROAD TRUCK
Terminal tractors are consolidating their position as the logical choice for moving boxes and trailers around, edging the clumsier road truck out - particularly nowadays in Asia - and showing no great concern over the potential threat from alternative machines. In its march towards supremacy however, significant advances are also being made on the environmental front, as Nick Elliott discovers. 01 Oct 2004 - Port Strategy
